A "biwa" is a type of Japanese lute.There are more than seven types of biwa. Traditionally biwas are made from Japanese mulberry, although other hard woods such as Japanese zelkova are sometimes used in their construction.
The tuba is the only prominent western instrument that comes to mind.In non-western music, there are the:Biwa, a short-necked, fretted Japanese lute, and thePipa, a plucked Chinese lute with a pear-shaped body. Also related is Bipa, the Korean variant of the Biwa and Pipa; the Bipa is not widely played any longer due to the fact that there are no remaining Bipa players.It's notable that the biwa and pipa are very closely related variants of one another.
The song "Sakura," often associated with cherry blossoms in Japan, typically features traditional Japanese instruments. Commonly used instruments include the shakuhachi (a bamboo flute), the koto (a stringed instrument), and the biwa (a lute-like instrument). These instruments contribute to the song's delicate and serene sound, evoking the beauty of cherry blossoms in spring.
Quite a few instruments actually come from Japan. Some of the most following are: Taiko drums Tsuzumi drums Koto (a traditional stringed Japanese musical instrument) Shamisen (a 3-stringed musical instrument) Biwa Shakuhachi (flutes)
The following are all classified as musical instruments, and they all have four letters.bassbelldrumharphornlutelyreoboetubafifeviol (not a violin)gongIn addition, there are numerous four-letter instruments from other countries, such as:siku (Bolivia)hang (Switzerland)ugal (Indonesia)khol (India)dhol (India)tres (Cuba)pipa (China)kora (west Africa)igil (Tuva)dihu (China)gehu (China)biwa (Japan)bawa (China)venu (India)shvi (Armernia)inci (Philippines)blul (Greece)
Eric Biwa was born in 1953.
lake Biwa for being the largest lake in Japan
Lake Biwa Marathon was created in 1946.
A Biwa trout is an anadromous salmonid fish, Latin name Oncorhyncus rhodurus.
Biwa
A "biwa" is a type of Japanese lute.There are more than seven types of biwa. Traditionally biwas are made from Japanese mulberry, although other hard woods such as Japanese zelkova are sometimes used in their construction.
Lake Biwa. It is said to cover about 259 sq. miles. It is also one of the oldest in the world.
an irresgular shaped pearl from freshwater clams. they take about 3 years to produce good results and are from Biwa Lake in Japan
lake biwa
Biwa/Viwa however you do the B/V translation. Lake is Ko so you will always hear it as Biwa Ko.
Some facts about Lake Biwa include that in the country of Japan it is the largest river. This river has been around for a long time, over four million years.
258.8 sq miles (670.4 km²)